Outer Banks, North Carolina, circa 1900, carved and painted wood, stamped Adele Earnest.

Length 10 in.

Adele Earnest (1901-1993) was an American folk art collector and historian, noted as an authority on wild fowl decoys. She authored the seminal book The Art of the Decoy: American Bird Carvings.

Original paint with scuffing and gunning wear, working repair left side of head.